St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-27
Opinions of Prominent Amer
leans Regarding the
Result.
The Great Pedestrian Strug-
gle Results in Favor
of LittleWood.
Talk About the Duluth Ball
Club, and Minnesota
Sluggers.

OlDNE1, NOV. COL Hc SCullluS IdCc
for the championship of the world be-
tween Beach and Hanlan took place on
the Nepean river to-day and was won
by Beach by two lengths. He
took the lead at the start and held 1t to
the finish. Hanlan rowed a good race
and pressed Beach closely but could not
Overtake him. The race was very ex-
citing, and was witnessed by thousands
of spectators, who lined both sides of
the river.
HOSNIER'S VIEWS.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-George Fl. Hos
mer, the Oarsman, when informed of
the defeat of Hanlan by Beach, said:
Il am not surprised. The climate was
against Ned, and then, too, he had an
abscess on his right wrist which nat
urally weakened it, and thing like that
tells in a hard race. l think, however,
that there are at least couple of
American OaTsmen who can defeat
Beach. | feel certain that Teemer can.
He would have peculiar advantages if
he rowed race with Beach in Austria
liza. He was born in PittSburg, and
worked all his life in a rolling mill,
where the heat is intense. 1t there
fore follows that he would
be a good man to row in a hot climate"
HOsmer thought that if Gaudaur were in
good condition he would defeat Beach,
and based this belief on the fact that
Gaudaur, in his contest with Beach in
England pressed the latter very close.
HOSmer did not think HanlOn would re-
tire, as he was still a young man. In
conclusion Hosmer said: II do not
think Hanlon's trip to Australia was a
failure in a financial sense. He will
probably divide $4,000 or $4,000 gate
money. He wrote me a letter about
matches with Kemp and Ten Eyck. He
says that Kemp is dangerous man and
lows very fast"
BEACH DID HIS BEST.
Boston, Nov. 26.-The boating fra
ternity here are feeling rather blue
over the defeat of Hanlan. John
Teemer, who is in this city at present,
said to reporter to-day: II am salts
fed now more than ever that there is a
chance of defeating Beach. Any one
who has seen him row knows that if it
were possible thing he would beat
Hanlan as much as he colud. In the face
of the fact that he beat Hanlan only
two lengths there is good ground for
saying he can be defeated. Beach has
no friendship for Ned, as was proven
when they met i'll England last
season, and aside from their personal
quarrel Beach has got weakness much
the same as Hanlan to show his oppO-
nent up by running away from him If it
were possible. The clOSeneSS of the
contest surprises me, and taking into
consideration the ocean voyage and the
short time that Ned has had to get ac-
climated, L think he has made a wonder
full performance and might possibly
have won had the race been in England.
In forming an opinion l should not be
haSty. as the attention of everybody is
turned to the condition of Hanlan, and
not question is raised as to how the
Australian felt at the time of the race.
Beach may not have been over and
above well. ! simply surmise this, as
there is possibility of his not being in
first-class trim. However, we will have
to await further developments before
we are in position to gauge the Aus
tralian'S powers compared with my
own. Hanian has proved himself to
be
VERY PLUCKY FELLOW
in going so far to battle with man that
had previously defeated him on two diff
ferent occasions, and although there has
been times when my love for Ned was
not over and above brOtherly, yet moth
ing would have pleased me more than to
have seen him bring back the proud
title which he lost in 1885" Al Hamm
said he felt sure Beach had beaten Han
Ian as bad as he could and that with
equal conditions Hanlan would have
won. James keenan,, prominent
sporting man, says that he was not sur
prised, as he had looked upon Beach as
wonderful sculler in strength and
skill, and American scullers ought to
adopt his rig. He (Keenan) and Peter
Duryea had decided to give Beach 81 800
for expenses to come to the United
States to row Teemer or accept s., 900
and go to Australia to meet him. Sew
eral Oarsmen expressed the opinion that
no Oarsman in the world could beat
Beach except Teemer.